000 WTPZ23 KNHC 110230 TCMEP3 TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOWELL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 17 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132008 0300 UTC THU SEP 11 2008 A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF THE SOUTHERN BAJA PENINSULA FROM BAHIA MAGDALENA SOUTHWARD TO CABO SAN LUCAS. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF LOWELL. TROPICAL DEPRESSION CENTER LOCATED NEAR 23.1N 111.3W AT 11/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 40 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR 45 DEGREES AT 7 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1000 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 23.1N 111.3W AT 11/0300Z AT 11/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 22.9N 111.6W FORECAST VALID 11/1200Z 24.2N 110.5W... MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. FORECAST VALID 12/0000Z 25.9N 109.7W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. FORECAST VALID 12/1200Z 28.0N 109.0W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 25 KT. FORECAST VALID 13/0000Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 23.1N 111.3W NEXT ADVISORY AT 11/0900Z $$ FORECASTER BLAKE/KNABB